Re: [ga] Kamusi.com Domain

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Debbie,
 
While I am quite interested in the language side of this story, I would 
certainly like to hear your take on the domain side.
 
It would seem, on first reading and contemplation, that the approach taken here 
to "obtaining a name" worked. The Ghandiesque methodology and reason replaced 
rancour de jour and legalism. It would do a conflicts resolution maestro's 
heart good. 
 
Perhaps it will prevail as set in motion with GoDaddy. Perhaps not. But it is a 
wonderful reminder that sometimes avoiding a direct conflict and justification 
is a very fine path indeed.

--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ga] Kamusi.com Domain
To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 9:14 AM

Hi

As many of you know, The Kamusi Project is under the umbrella of the World
Language Documentation Centre.

It would appear that http://www.kamusi.com was purchased at around the time
that the Director of the Kamusi Project started investigating domain names
(1997).  It has had a holding page up for longer than the Director can
remember.

These links make interesting reading:

http://kamusi.org/en/new_domain_name

http://whois.domaintools.com/kamusi.com

Can anyone shed any light on whether GoDaddy (or a subsidiary) are
cybersquatting 7 million names as reported?

Thanks

Debbie Garside
Chief Executive Officer

PS Kamusi is Swahili for dictionary

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